Abstract

We report a novel multi-wavelength laser source based on hybrid gain medium, with a semiconductor optical amplifier and erbium doped fiber amplifier, and a double-ring structure. More than 60 lines with more than 50 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) have been achieved in our setup. The wavelength interval between the wavelengths is ~0.32nm. The 3dB spectral width of each lasing line is ~ 0.019nm. The laser can be tuned from ~1526 nm to ~1562 nm by adjusting the loss in the cavity.

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X. Liu, X. Yang, F. Lu, J. Ng, X. Zhou, and C. Lu, “Stable and uniform dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber," Opt. Express 13, 142–147 (2005), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-1-142.
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Jian Yao, Jianping Yao, Zhichao Deng, and Jian Liu, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser incorporating an SOA-based phase Modulator,“ IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 756–758, (2005)
[Crossref]

A. Zhang, H. Liu, M. S. Demokan, and H. Y. Tam, “Stable and broad bandwidth multiwavelength fiber ring laser incorporating a highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 178, 2535–2537 (2005).
[Crossref]

S. Yamashita and Y. Inoue, ”Multiwavelength Er-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Incorporating Highly Nonlinear Fiber,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2  44, L1080–L1081 (2005).
[Crossref]

H. Dong, G. Zhu, Q. Wang, H. Sun, N.K. Dutta, J. Jaques, and A. B. Piccirilli, “Multiwavelength fiber ring laser source based on a delayed interferometer,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 303–305, (2005)
[Crossref]

2003 (2)

R. Hayashi, S. Yamashita, and T. Said, “16-wavelength 10-GHz actively mode-locked fiber laser with demultiplexed outputs anchored on the ITU-T grid,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 15, 1692–1694 (2003)
[Crossref]

D. N. Wang, F. W. Tong, X. Fang, W. Jin, P. K. A. Wai, and J. M. Gong, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser source with a hybrid gain medium,” Opt. Commun.,  228, 295–301 (2003).
[Crossref]

2001 (1)

S. K. Kim, M. J. Chu, and J. H. Lee, “Wideband multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring Laser with Frequency Shifted Feedback,“ Opt. Commun. 190, 291–302 (2001).
[Crossref]

2000 (1)

Bellemare, A.

Chu, M. J.

S. K. Kim, M. J. Chu, and J. H. Lee, “Wideband multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring Laser with Frequency Shifted Feedback,“ Opt. Commun. 190, 291–302 (2001).
[Crossref]

Chung, Y.

Demokan, M. S.

A. Zhang, H. Liu, M. S. Demokan, and H. Y. Tam, “Stable and broad bandwidth multiwavelength fiber ring laser incorporating a highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 178, 2535–2537 (2005).
[Crossref]

Deng, Zhichao

Jian Yao, Jianping Yao, Zhichao Deng, and Jian Liu, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser incorporating an SOA-based phase Modulator,“ IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 756–758, (2005)
[Crossref]

Dong, H.

H. Dong, G. Zhu, Q. Wang, H. Sun, N.K. Dutta, J. Jaques, and A. B. Piccirilli, “Multiwavelength fiber ring laser source based on a delayed interferometer,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 303–305, (2005)
[Crossref]

Dutta, N.K.

H. Dong, G. Zhu, Q. Wang, H. Sun, N.K. Dutta, J. Jaques, and A. B. Piccirilli, “Multiwavelength fiber ring laser source based on a delayed interferometer,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 303–305, (2005)
[Crossref]

Fang, X.

D. N. Wang, F. W. Tong, X. Fang, W. Jin, P. K. A. Wai, and J. M. Gong, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser source with a hybrid gain medium,” Opt. Commun.,  228, 295–301 (2003).
[Crossref]

Gao, Y.

Gong, J. M.

D. N. Wang, F. W. Tong, X. Fang, W. Jin, P. K. A. Wai, and J. M. Gong, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser source with a hybrid gain medium,” Opt. Commun.,  228, 295–301 (2003).
[Crossref]

Han, W.

Han, Y.

Hayashi, R.

R. Hayashi, S. Yamashita, and T. Said, “16-wavelength 10-GHz actively mode-locked fiber laser with demultiplexed outputs anchored on the ITU-T grid,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 15, 1692–1694 (2003)
[Crossref]

Inoue, Y.

S. Yamashita and Y. Inoue, ”Multiwavelength Er-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Incorporating Highly Nonlinear Fiber,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2  44, L1080–L1081 (2005).
[Crossref]

Jaques, J.

H. Dong, G. Zhu, Q. Wang, H. Sun, N.K. Dutta, J. Jaques, and A. B. Piccirilli, “Multiwavelength fiber ring laser source based on a delayed interferometer,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 303–305, (2005)
[Crossref]

Jin, W.

D. N. Wang, F. W. Tong, X. Fang, W. Jin, P. K. A. Wai, and J. M. Gong, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser source with a hybrid gain medium,” Opt. Commun.,  228, 295–301 (2003).
[Crossref]

Karasek, M.

Kim, B. H.

Kim, S. K.

S. K. Kim, M. J. Chu, and J. H. Lee, “Wideband multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring Laser with Frequency Shifted Feedback,“ Opt. Commun. 190, 291–302 (2001).
[Crossref]

Lee, J. H.

S. K. Kim, M. J. Chu, and J. H. Lee, “Wideband multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring Laser with Frequency Shifted Feedback,“ Opt. Commun. 190, 291–302 (2001).
[Crossref]

Lee, K.

Lee, S. B.

Lin, A.

Liu, H.

A. Zhang, H. Liu, M. S. Demokan, and H. Y. Tam, “Stable and broad bandwidth multiwavelength fiber ring laser incorporating a highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 178, 2535–2537 (2005).
[Crossref]

Liu, Jian

Jian Yao, Jianping Yao, Zhichao Deng, and Jian Liu, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser incorporating an SOA-based phase Modulator,“ IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 756–758, (2005)
[Crossref]

Liu, X.

Lou, C.

Lrochelle, S. A. L. S.

Lu, C.

Lu, F.

Moon, D. S.

Ng, J.

Pan, S.

Piccirilli, A. B.

H. Dong, G. Zhu, Q. Wang, H. Sun, N.K. Dutta, J. Jaques, and A. B. Piccirilli, “Multiwavelength fiber ring laser source based on a delayed interferometer,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 303–305, (2005)
[Crossref]

Rochette, M.

Said, T.

R. Hayashi, S. Yamashita, and T. Said, “16-wavelength 10-GHz actively mode-locked fiber laser with demultiplexed outputs anchored on the ITU-T grid,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 15, 1692–1694 (2003)
[Crossref]

Sun, G.

Sun, H.

H. Dong, G. Zhu, Q. Wang, H. Sun, N.K. Dutta, J. Jaques, and A. B. Piccirilli, “Multiwavelength fiber ring laser source based on a delayed interferometer,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 303–305, (2005)
[Crossref]

Tam, H. Y.

A. Zhang, H. Liu, M. S. Demokan, and H. Y. Tam, “Stable and broad bandwidth multiwavelength fiber ring laser incorporating a highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 178, 2535–2537 (2005).
[Crossref]

Tetu, M. A. T. M.

Tong, F. W.

D. N. Wang, F. W. Tong, X. Fang, W. Jin, P. K. A. Wai, and J. M. Gong, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser source with a hybrid gain medium,” Opt. Commun.,  228, 295–301 (2003).
[Crossref]

Tran, T. V. A.

Wai, P. K. A.

D. N. Wang, F. W. Tong, X. Fang, W. Jin, P. K. A. Wai, and J. M. Gong, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser source with a hybrid gain medium,” Opt. Commun.,  228, 295–301 (2003).
[Crossref]

Wang, D. N.

D. N. Wang, F. W. Tong, X. Fang, W. Jin, P. K. A. Wai, and J. M. Gong, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser source with a hybrid gain medium,” Opt. Commun.,  228, 295–301 (2003).
[Crossref]

Wang, Q.

H. Dong, G. Zhu, Q. Wang, H. Sun, N.K. Dutta, J. Jaques, and A. B. Piccirilli, “Multiwavelength fiber ring laser source based on a delayed interferometer,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 303–305, (2005)
[Crossref]

Yamashita, S.

S. Yamashita and Y. Inoue, ”Multiwavelength Er-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Incorporating Highly Nonlinear Fiber,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2  44, L1080–L1081 (2005).
[Crossref]

R. Hayashi, S. Yamashita, and T. Said, “16-wavelength 10-GHz actively mode-locked fiber laser with demultiplexed outputs anchored on the ITU-T grid,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 15, 1692–1694 (2003)
[Crossref]

Yang, X.

Yao, Jian

Jian Yao, Jianping Yao, Zhichao Deng, and Jian Liu, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser incorporating an SOA-based phase Modulator,“ IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 756–758, (2005)
[Crossref]

Yao, Jianping

Jian Yao, Jianping Yao, Zhichao Deng, and Jian Liu, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser incorporating an SOA-based phase Modulator,“ IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 756–758, (2005)
[Crossref]

Zhang, A.

A. Zhang, H. Liu, M. S. Demokan, and H. Y. Tam, “Stable and broad bandwidth multiwavelength fiber ring laser incorporating a highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 178, 2535–2537 (2005).
[Crossref]

Zhou, X.

Zhu, G.

H. Dong, G. Zhu, Q. Wang, H. Sun, N.K. Dutta, J. Jaques, and A. B. Piccirilli, “Multiwavelength fiber ring laser source based on a delayed interferometer,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 303–305, (2005)
[Crossref]

IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. (4)

A. Zhang, H. Liu, M. S. Demokan, and H. Y. Tam, “Stable and broad bandwidth multiwavelength fiber ring laser incorporating a highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 178, 2535–2537 (2005).
[Crossref]

R. Hayashi, S. Yamashita, and T. Said, “16-wavelength 10-GHz actively mode-locked fiber laser with demultiplexed outputs anchored on the ITU-T grid,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 15, 1692–1694 (2003)
[Crossref]

H. Dong, G. Zhu, Q. Wang, H. Sun, N.K. Dutta, J. Jaques, and A. B. Piccirilli, “Multiwavelength fiber ring laser source based on a delayed interferometer,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 303–305, (2005)
[Crossref]

Jian Yao, Jianping Yao, Zhichao Deng, and Jian Liu, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser incorporating an SOA-based phase Modulator,“ IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17, 756–758, (2005)
[Crossref]

J. Lightwave Technol. (1)

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. (1)

S. Yamashita and Y. Inoue, ”Multiwavelength Er-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Incorporating Highly Nonlinear Fiber,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2  44, L1080–L1081 (2005).
[Crossref]

Opt. Commun. (2)

S. K. Kim, M. J. Chu, and J. H. Lee, “Wideband multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring Laser with Frequency Shifted Feedback,“ Opt. Commun. 190, 291–302 (2001).
[Crossref]

D. N. Wang, F. W. Tong, X. Fang, W. Jin, P. K. A. Wai, and J. M. Gong, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser source with a hybrid gain medium,” Opt. Commun.,  228, 295–301 (2003).
[Crossref]

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. Schematic setup of the multiwavelength laser.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. Simulation results of transmission spectrum of (a) one delay interferometer (b) two delay interferometers

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. Calculation of linewidth reduction as a function of the number of DIs.

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4. (a)Transmission spectrum of DI (b) Transmission curve observed from port 3 of OC1

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Fig. 5.
Fig. 5. Output optical spectrum of ring laser with double-ring structure.

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Fig. 6.
Fig. 6. Results of repeated scanning (every 10 min) of spectrum from 1556.5nm to 1558.5nm with 0.01 nm resolution.

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Fig. 7.
Fig. 7. Output optical spectra, top - with low loss, bottom - with loss in the cavity increased.

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I out ( λ ) = I up ( λ ) + I low ( λ ) + 2 I u p ( λ ) × I low ( λ ) cos Δ θ
Δ θ = 2 π c × Δ t λ

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